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NIGERIA IN BOBDAGE, NEEDS NEW NATIONAL LEADER – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigeria is currently in bondage, weighed down by insecurity, economic hardship, and sectional leadership and in urgent need of a truly national leader to chart a new path. Speaking at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the …

HOW CABALS BYPASSED ME TO SMUGGLE MEMOS TO BUHARI – EX-CHIEF OF STAFF Former Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari, has revealed that some members of the former president’s inner circle frequently bypassed official channels to smuggle memos directly to him. Gambari, who served as Chief of Staff from May 2020 until the end of …

STOP USING BUHARI’S DEATH TO WHITEWASH YOUR BATTERED IMAGE – ADC FIRES TINUBU GOVT The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of desperately exploiting the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari to whitewash its battered image. In a statement on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, called out President …

THE PRIVATE SIDE OF BUHARI, BY CHILDREN As Nigeria continues to mourn the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, members of his family have spoken publicly, offering intimate reflections on his personal life, values, and the legacy he leaves behind. In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, Buhari’s children and grandchildren shared stories that reveal the late leader’s character …

HOW LATE BUHARI’S EIGHT-YEAR TENURE PLUNGED NIGERIA INTO ECONOMIC DECLINE – SBM A research and political risk analysis firm, SBM Intelligence, has said that late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, left behind a legacy of economic decline as president from 2015 to 2023. The organisation said that Buhari’s eight-year tenure plunged Nigeria into deep economic and social failure despite isolated gains. …

THE PATRIOTS DEMAND CONDUCT OF ALL ELECTIONS ON SAME DAY Ahead of the 2027 general elections, The Patriots, a group of eminent elder statesmen, have called for urgent electoral reforms to allow for free and fair polls. They specifically demanded that all national elections be held on the same date. The call was part of the resolutions reached at the …

COURT ADJOURNS NNAMDI KANU’S CASE TO OCTOBER 10 FOR RULING ON NON-CASE SUBMISSION The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to October 10, 2025, for ruling on the no-case submission filed by his legal team. The adjournment, announced during Friday’s proceedings, was necessitated by the …

PETER OBI IS OUR PRODUCT, WE WANT HIM BACK – PDP The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, has stated that the party is implementing measures to bring the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back into its fold. Recall that in the build-up to the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, a …

WHY MUSLIM WOMEN DON’T ATTEND BURIALS In Nigeria, whether Muslim women attend funerals or not largely depends on regional and cultural practices, more than religious rulings alone. In many Muslim communities around the world, it’s common to notice an absence of women at burial grounds. While women participate actively in janazah prayers and other mourning rituals, their physical presence at …

SOUTH EAST TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL ABOLISHE ‘EZE NDIGBO’ TITLE FOR IGBO LEADERS The council explained that a true “Eze” is enthroned and coronated by his community or kingdom following traditional rites, divinations, and sacred ancestral ceremonies, and must have a kingdom or community to govern. The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers has officially abolished the use of the title “Eze …